Students in El Paso County schools were truant 2.6% of the time in the 2023-24 school year, the Colorado Department of Education reported. This rate was lower than in the previous school year.
Overall, there were 117,452 students enrolled in El Paso County in the 2023-24 school year, of whom 3,022 were marked truant.
Statewide, Denver County schools suffered the most truancy issues (6.3%) in the 2023-24 school year. Meanwhile, Dolores County schools successfully recorded the lowest truancy rate in the region (0%).
Students are generally considered chronically truant if they miss 5% or more of the total number of school days in a year without acceptable excuses.
Colorado’s teacher workforce faces persistent shortages and pay challenges. In the 2023–24 school year, nearly 7,000 teaching positions were vacant statewide at some point. Districts managed to fill only about 75% of those openings with fully qualified hires, leaving many to be filled by short-term substitutes, retirees, or emergency credentials for the rest, while 9% remained unfilled for the entire school year.
Colorado’s K–12 enrollment has gradually declined each year since the pandemic, with about 3–4% fewer students in 2024 than the state’s peak enrollment in 2019.
The declines are concentrated in the early grades and certain rural areas, while some metro districts are holding steady or growing. Lower birth rates and pandemic disruptions are driving the trend. Colorado’s public schools are now serving the smallest number of students in a decade, a shift that has implications for funding and planning even as per-pupil resources increase to compensate.
El Paso County Chronic Truancy Rates Over 4 Years
El Paso County Chronic Truancy Rates by School in 2023-24 School Year
| Schools | No. of Students Enrolled | Chronic Truancy Rates | Attendance Daily Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascend College Prep | 92 | 0% | 95.8% |
| Atlas Preparatory Middle School | 458 | 0% | 99.9% |
| Canon Elementary School | 131 | 0% | 88.5% |
| Edison Prep | 32 | 0% | 100% |
| Gold Camp Elementary School | 451 | 0% | 95.5% |
| Mountain Vista Homeschool Academy | 362 | 0% | 100% |
| Rocky Mountain Classical Academy Homeschool | 476 | 0% | 89.5% |
| Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning | 280 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| Foothills Elementary School | 400 | 0.1% | 94.2% |
| Springs Studio for Academic Excellence | 437 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| The Classical Academy Charter | 2,149 | 0.1% | 95.2% |
| The Classical Academy Middle School | 441 | 0.1% | 94.9% |
| Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School | 327 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| D3 My Way Virtual School | 238 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| Falcon Homeschool Program | 456 | 0.2% | 95.9% |
| Journey K8 | 132 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| Skyway Park Elementary School | 305 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School | 605 | 0.3% | 95.5% |
| Explorer Elementary School | 453 | 0.3% | 94.3% |
| Globe Charter School | 66 | 0.3% | 99.7% |
| Pikes Peak Early College | 178 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| Sunrise Elementary School | 537 | 0.3% | 91.1% |
| The Classical Academy High School | 581 | 0.3% | 94.4% |
| Challenger Middle School | 652 | 0.4% | 93.4% |
| Liberty Tree Academy | 592 | 0.4% | 95.1% |
| Monument Charter Academy | 649 | 0.4% | 93.6% |
| Monument Charter Academy Secondary School | 516 | 0.4% | 92.7% |
| Peyton Senior High School | 211 | 0.4% | 95.3% |
| Steele Elementary School | 270 | 0.4% | 94.6% |
| The Vanguard School (High) | 303 | 0.4% | 94.1% |
| The Vanguard School (Middle) | 240 | 0.4% | 94.9% |
| Woodmen-Roberts Elementary School | 414 | 0.4% | 94% |
| Peyton Online Academy | 27 | 0.5% | 95.1% |
| Ray E. Kilmer Elementary School | 324 | 0.5% | 94.1% |
| The Da Vinci Academy School | 437 | 0.5% | 93.9% |
| Academy International Elementary School | 398 | 0.6% | 93.1% |
| ALLIES | 121 | 0.6% | 94.6% |
| Antelope Trails Elementary School | 306 | 0.6% | 93.1% |
| French Elementary School | 514 | 0.6% | 93.8% |
| James Irwin Charter Middle School | 419 | 0.6% | 95.4% |
| Meridian Ranch Elementary School | 670 | 0.6% | 93% |
| Pinon Valley Elementary School | 327 | 0.6% | 94.5% |
| Talbott STEAM Innovation School | 327 | 0.6% | 93.1% |
| Ute Pass Elementary School | 200 | 0.6% | 93.5% |
| Widefield Elementary School of the Arts | 352 | 0.6% | 93.4% |
| Bennett Ranch Elementary School | 378 | 0.7% | 92.8% |
| Broadmoor Elementary School | 324 | 0.7% | 95.6% |
| Cheyenne Mountain High School | 1,269 | 0.7% | 94.8% |
| Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School | 546 | 0.7% | 94.2% |
| James Irwin Charter High School | 412 | 0.7% | 95.8% |
| Liberty High School | 1,589 | 0.7% | 93% |
| Mitchell High School | 784 | 0.7% | 99.2% |
| Peyton Junior High School | 83 | 0.7% | 94.7% |
| Sproul Junior High School | 510 | 0.7% | 91.8% |
| The Vanguard School (Elementary) | 1,000 | 0.7% | 93.9% |
| James Irwin Charter Elementary School | 539 | 0.8% | 94.8% |
| Lewis-Palmer Middle School | 801 | 0.8% | 96.3% |
| Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School | 516 | 0.8% | 91.3% |
| Power Technical Early College | 377 | 0.8% | 94.8% |
| Prairie Hills Elementary School | 348 | 0.8% | 93.6% |
| Trailblazer Elementary School | 222 | 0.8% | 92.8% |
| Widefield High School | 1,239 | 0.8% | 91.3% |
| Woodmen Hills Elementary School | 632 | 0.8% | 93.1% |
| Academy Endeavour Elementary School | 356 | 0.9% | 94.8% |
| Chinook Trail Middle School | 1,073 | 0.9% | 93.7% |
| Grand Peak Academy | 631 | 0.9% | 93.5% |
| Pine Creek High School | 1,913 | 0.9% | 92.8% |
| Timberview Middle School | 871 | 0.9% | 93.4% |
| Eagleview Middle School | 914 | 1% | 93.9% |
| TCA College Pathways | 529 | 1% | 94.5% |
| Chipeta Elementary School | 467 | 1.1% | 92.9% |
| Legacy Peak Elementary School | 640 | 1.1% | 92.9% |
| Lewis-Palmer High School | 1,172 | 1.1% | 97.2% |
| Manitou Springs Elementary School | 350 | 1.1% | 93.2% |
| Manitou Springs Middle School | 288 | 1.1% | 92.2% |
| Pinello Elementary School | 299 | 1.1% | 91.4% |
| Remington Elementary School | 554 | 1.1% | 92.8% |
| Coronado High School | 1,318 | 1.2% | 97.4% |
| Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School | 849 | 1.2% | 93.8% |
| Grand Mountain School | 1,041 | 1.2% | 93.2% |
| Home School Academy | 599 | 1.2% | 90.6% |
| Inspiration View Elementary School | 516 | 1.2% | 92% |
| Air Academy High School | 1,315 | 1.3% | 92.7% |
| Colorado Military Academy | 796 | 1.3% | 90.3% |
| Falcon Elementary School of Technology | 289 | 1.3% | 92.2% |
| Peyton Elementary School | 284 | 1.3% | 93.7% |
| Spark Online Academy | 207 | 1.3% | 96.8% |
| Banning Lewis Ranch Academy | 1,623 | 1.4% | 93.5% |
| Edith Wolford Elementary School | 371 | 1.4% | 93.4% |
| Mountain Ridge Middle School | 720 | 1.4% | 92.1% |
| Mountain View Elementary School | 566 | 1.4% | 94.4% |
| Rudy Elementary School | 391 | 1.4% | 92.5% |
| Thomas MacLaren State Charter School | 965 | 1.4% | 93.8% |
| James Madison Charter Academy School | 104 | 1.5% | 91.8% |
| Manitou Springs High School | 400 | 1.5% | 92.1% |
| Odyssey Early College and Career Options | 316 | 1.5% | 96.5% |
| Ranch Creek Elementary | 608 | 1.5% | 94.7% |
| Ridgeview Elementary School | 599 | 1.5% | 92.4% |
| Venetucci Elementary School | 279 | 1.5% | 90.9% |
| Village High School | 511 | 1.5% | 98.5% |
| Webster Elementary School | 568 | 1.5% | 94.1% |
| Widefield District 3 Preschool | 383 | 1.5% | 87.5% |
| Colorado Springs Charter Academy | 296 | 1.6% | 93.5% |
| Falcon Middle School | 878 | 1.6% | 91.5% |
| Howbert Elementary School | 254 | 1.6% | 92.7% |
| Palmer Lake Elementary School | 284 | 1.6% | 95% |
| Palmer Ridge High School | 1,107 | 1.6% | 94.1% |
| Chinook Trail Elementary School | 630 | 1.7% | 94.3% |
| Doherty High School | 1,861 | 1.7% | 97.1% |
| Encompass Heights Elementary School | 556 | 1.7% | 94.5% |
| Evans Elementary School | 508 | 1.7% | 90.4% |
| Freedom Elementary School | 382 | 1.7% | 92.4% |
| Lewis-Palmer Elementary School | 417 | 1.7% | 94.3% |
| Mesa Ridge High School | 1,255 | 1.7% | 91.6% |
| Penrose Elementary School | 336 | 1.7% | 92.7% |
| Prairie Winds Elementary School | 370 | 1.7% | 93.9% |
| Springs Ranch Elementary School | 576 | 1.7% | 93.9% |
| Ellicott Middle School | 204 | 1.8% | 94.7% |
| Horizon Middle School | 780 | 1.8% | 90.8% |
| Martinez Elementary School | 442 | 1.8% | 91.8% |
| Pioneer Elementary School | 342 | 1.8% | 92.1% |
| Stratton Elementary School | 295 | 1.8% | 92% |
| Taylor Elementary School | 190 | 1.8% | 93% |
| Watson Junior High School | 505 | 1.8% | 91.4% |
| Janitell Junior High School | 648 | 1.9% | 90.6% |
| Harrison High School | 1,143 | 14.2% | 82.2% |
| Sierra High School | 822 | 14.9% | 81.8% |
| The Bijou School | 160 | 14.9% | 74% |
| Welte Education Center | 103 | 15.8% | 75% |
| Discovery Canyon Campus High School | 1,048 | 2% | 92.3% |
| Holmes Middle School | 498 | 2% | 91.9% |
| New Summit Charter Academy | 637 | 2% | 94.1% |
| Madison Elementary School | 310 | 2.1% | 90.5% |
| McAuliffe Elementary | 481 | 2.1% | 90.9% |
| Mountain View Academy | 358 | 2.1% | 91.8% |
| CIVA Charter Academy | 181 | 2.2% | 91.1% |
| Ellicott Elementary School | 534 | 2.2% | 92.4% |
| Grant Elementary School | 337 | 2.2% | 92% |
| Mountain Song Community School | 396 | 2.2% | 91.3% |
| Bear Creek Elementary School | 905 | 2.3% | 93.5% |
| Bristol Elementary School | 271 | 2.3% | 92.8% |
| Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind | 160 | 2.3% | 88% |
| Eagleside Elementary School | 354 | 2.3% | 94.6% |
| Ellicott Senior High School | 252 | 2.3% | 93.3% |
| James Irwin Charter Academy | 286 | 2.4% | 94.8% |
| Midland Elementary School | 133 | 2.4% | 91.5% |
| Odyssey Elementary School | 416 | 2.4% | 92.5% |
| Rockrimmon Elementary School | 398 | 2.4% | 93.4% |
| Carver Elementary School | 208 | 2.5% | 91.9% |
| Soaring Eagles Elementary School | 718 | 2.5% | 93.9% |
| Douglass Valley Elementary School | 327 | 2.6% | 93.6% |
| Edison Elementary School | 242 | 2.6% | 91.2% |
| Rampart High School | 1,342 | 2.6% | 90.9% |
| Scott Elementary School | 539 | 2.6% | 93.1% |
| Edison Elementary School | 25 | 2.7% | 93.4% |
| Henry Elementary School | 333 | 2.7% | 91.3% |
| High Plains Elementary School | 249 | 2.7% | 91% |
| King Elementary School | 318 | 2.7% | 91.5% |
| Queen Palmer Elementary School | 188 | 2.7% | 93.8% |
| Palmer High School | 1,344 | 2.8% | 95% |
| Buena Vista Elementary School | 237 | 2.9% | 92.5% |
| Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy | 501 | 2.9% | 88.9% |
| Skyview Middle School | 876 | 2.9% | 91.1% |
| Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center | 275 | 21% | 71.2% |
| Career Readiness Academy | 85 | 21.5% | 76% |
| Bricker Elementary School | 234 | 3% | 92.6% |
| Fremont Elementary School | 392 | 3.1% | 91.2% |
| Stetson Elementary School | 495 | 3.1% | 93.2% |
| Keller Elementary School | 371 | 3.2% | 90.4% |
| Miami-Yoder Middle/High School | 196 | 3.2% | 92% |
| Sand Creek International School | 593 | 3.2% | 92.3% |
| Audubon Elementary School | 271 | 3.3% | 91.3% |
| Colorado International Language Academy | 334 | 3.3% | 91.4% |
| Colorado Springs Early Colleges | 965 | 3.3% | 90.2% |
| Edison Junior-Senior High School | 17 | 3.3% | 91% |
| Jordahl Elementary School | 521 | 3.3% | 93.3% |
| Aspen Valley Campus | 103 | 3.4% | 86.7% |
| Hanover Junior-Senior High School | 137 | 3.4% | 90.2% |
| Jenkins Middle School | 797 | 3.4% | 90.3% |
| Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning | 399 | 3.4% | 92.2% |
| Frontier Elementary School | 294 | 3.5% | 91.5% |
| Abrams Elementary School | 403 | 3.6% | 91.7% |
| Miami/Yoder Elementary School | 170 | 3.6% | 92.7% |
| West Elementary School | 160 | 3.6% | 91.3% |
| Weikel Elementary School | 758 | 3.7% | 92.9% |
| Mountainside Elementary School | 354 | 3.8% | 92.7% |
| Rocky Mountain Classical Academy | 1,127 | 3.9% | 91.6% |
| Eastlake High School of Colorado Springs | 123 | 30.8% | 67% |
| Community Prep Charter School | 167 | 34.4% | 62.6% |
| Aragon Elementary School | 378 | 4% | 90.4% |
| Discovery High School | 62 | 4% | 90.2% |
| Fountain-Fort Carson High School | 1,968 | 4% | 91% |
| Jackson Elementary School | 346 | 4% | 89.7% |
| Mountain Vista Community School | 609 | 4% | 91% |
| Wilson Elementary School | 338 | 4% | 91.7% |
| Columbia Elementary School | 295 | 4.1% | 90.8% |
| Orton Academy | 116 | 4.1% | 90.8% |
| Otero Elementary School | 338 | 4.1% | 89.6% |
| Patriot Elementary School | 520 | 4.1% | 92% |
| Vista Ridge High School | 1,479 | 4.1% | 90% |
| Monroe Elementary School | 355 | 4.2% | 89.3% |
| Sabin Middle School | 568 | 4.2% | 88.7% |
| Coperni 3 | 412 | 4.3% | 92.7% |
| Fountain Middle School | 1,022 | 4.3% | 90.6% |
| Adams Elementary School | 343 | 4.4% | 89.4% |
| Russell Middle School | 533 | 4.4% | 89.5% |
| Turman Elementary School | 207 | 4.4% | 91.1% |
| Mesa Elementary School | 667 | 4.6% | 92% |
| West Middle School | 183 | 4.7% | 88.7% |
| Falcon High School | 1,263 | 4.8% | 86.9% |
| Oak Creek Elementary School | 270 | 4.8% | 90.2% |
| Monterey Elementary School | 222 | 5% | 91.5% |
| Twain Elementary School | 314 | 5% | 90% |
| Atlas Preparatory High School | 481 | 5.2% | 91.2% |
| Carson Middle School | 604 | 5.2% | 91.9% |
| Aspire Online Academy | 121 | 5.3% | 91.9% |
| Centennial Elementary School | 332 | 5.3% | 89.5% |
| Mann Middle School | 335 | 5.3% | 87.3% |
| Conrad Early Learning Center | 233 | 5.4% | 88.4% |
| Giberson Elementary School | 270 | 5.4% | 90.3% |
| North Middle School | 594 | 5.6% | 88% |
| Calhan Secondary School | 226 | 5.9% | 93.7% |
| Prairie Heights Elementary School | 134 | 5.9% | 87.3% |
| Rogers Elementary School | 280 | 6% | 89.8% |
| Wildflower Elementary School | 338 | 6% | 90.2% |
| Calhan Elementary School | 210 | 6.7% | 93.3% |
| Stratton Meadows Elementary School | 300 | 6.7% | 89.5% |
| Atlas Preparatory Elementary School | 282 | 6.8% | 92.6% |
| Panorama Middle School | 330 | 7% | 88.1% |
| Galileo School of Math and Science | 308 | 7.5% | 86.5% |
| Carmel Community School | 551 | 7.7% | 88.1% |
| Sand Creek High School | 1,381 | 7.9% | 84.9% |
| Fox Meadow Middle School | 407 | 8.1% | 87% |
| Patriot High School | 91 | 8.1% | 80.5% |
| Roosevelt Charter Academy | 471 | 8.1% | 89.3% |
| Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy | 452 | 8.5% | 84.9% |
| Achieve Online | 326 | 9.2% | 90.4% |
| County | 117,452 | 2.6% | 92.3% |
| State | 866,824 | 3.4% | 91.5% |
Information in this story was obtained from the Colorado Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
